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               This is the Place Acoustic - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabbed by: Ariel Clark
E-mail: ariel_161@live.com
Tuning:Standard
Verse:
AmThis is the place, where all the junkies go
AWhere time gets fast, but everytAsus4hing gets slGowDsus4  
AmCan I get some Vaseline, step into a modern scene
AmTake a chance on that, which seems to be the making of a dream
I don’t want to G7do it like my Daddy did
AmI don’t want to give it to my baby’s kid
Chorus:
AmThis is my calling FI said my darling
DmShocking, appalling CAll I can do to you
AmHammers are falling FI said my darling
D7Shocking, appalling CAll I can do to you
F Am D7
Verse 2:
AmThis is the place where all the devils plead
Their case to take from you Asus4what they neG7edD7  D  
AmCan I isolate your gene, can I kiss your dopamine
In a way I wonder if she’s living in a magazine
I don’t want to G7say it if it isn’t so
I don’t want to Csus2weigh it but I’ve got to knowAm  
Chorus:
AmThis is my calling, FI said my darling
D7Shocking, appalling, CAll I can do to you
AmHammers are falling, FI said my darling
D7Shocking, appalling, CAll I can do to you
 FOoAmohC  Asus4  
Bridge:
FI saw you Cout there yesterDsus4day, What did you want to say
FA perfect Cpiece of DNDsus4A, Caught in a flashing ray
FI caught you Cout there in the Dsus4fray, What did you want to say
FA masterCpiece of DNDsus4A, Caught in a flashing ray
Verse 3:
Am7Can I smell your gasoline, Can I pet your wolverine
D7On the day my best friend died, I could not get my copper clean
G7I don’t want to take it up, With Little Joe
AmI don’t want to fake it, So I’ve got to go
Chorus:
AmThis is my calling, FI said my darling
D7Shocking, appalling, CAll I can do to you
AmHammers are falling, FI said my darling
D7Shocking, appalling, G7All I can do to you
Outro:
AmI’m a misfit, FI’m born with all of it
DmThe fucking ultimate, Of Clove inside the atom split
AmI’m in a flash ray, FA mash of DNA
D7Another poppin’ Jay, Who Cthinks he’s got something to saAmy
Am C Am C A

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This is the Place Acoustic - Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Tabbed by: Ariel Clark

E-mail: ariel_161@live.com

Tuning:Standard

Verse:

This is the place, where all the junkies go

A Asus4 G Dsus4

Where time gets fast, but everything gets slow

Can I get some Vaseline, step into a modern scene

Take a chance on that, which seems to be the making of a dream

I don’t want to do it like my Daddy did

I don’t want to give it to my baby’s kid

Chorus:

Am F

This is my calling I said my darling

Dm C

Shocking, appalling All I can do to you

Am F

Hammers are falling I said my darling

D7 C

Shocking, appalling All I can do to you

F Am D7

Verse 2:

This is the place where all the devils plead

Asus4 G7 D7 D

Their case to take from you what they need

Can I isolate your gene, can I kiss your dopamine

In a way I wonder if she’s living in a magazine

I don’t want to say it if it isn’t so

Csus2 Am

I don’t want to weigh it but I’ve got to know

Chorus:

Am F

This is my calling, I said my darling

D7 C

Shocking, appalling, All I can do to you

Am F

Hammers are falling, I said my darling

D7 C

Shocking, appalling, All I can do to you

F Am C Asus4

Oooh

Bridge:

F C Dsus4

I saw you out there yesterday, What did you want to say

F C Dsus4

A perfect piece of DNA, Caught in a flashing ray

F C Dsus4

I caught you out there in the fray, What did you want to say

F C Dsus4

A masterpiece of DNA, Caught in a flashing ray

Verse 3:

Am7

Can I smell your gasoline, Can I pet your wolverine

On the day my best friend died, I could not get my copper clean

I don’t want to take it up, With Little Joe

I don’t want to fake it, So I’ve got to go

Chorus:

Am F

This is my calling, I said my darling

D7 C

Shocking, appalling, All I can do to you

Am F

Hammers are falling, I said my darling

D7 G7

Shocking, appalling, All I can do to you

Outro:

Am F

I’m a misfit, I’m born with all of it

Dm C

The fucking ultimate, Of love inside the atom split

Am F

I’m in a flash ray, A mash of DNA

D7 C Am

Another poppin’ Jay, Who thinks he’s got something to say

Am C Am C A

About This Is The Place Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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